Unit 6: RNA & Protein Vocab

building block of DNA or RNA, including a phosphate, sugar, and base

• monosaccharide

• nucleotide

• amino acid

• fatty acid

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

molecule that stores genetic information

• protein

• DNA

• RNA

• ATP

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

a copy of DNA that carries genetic instructions for protein synthesis

• protein

• DNA

• RNA

• ATP

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

process of making RNA from reading DNA

• transcription

• translation

• replication

• division

process of reading RNA to build a protein

• transcription

• translation

• replication

• division

the “letter” part of DNA/RNA that codes for specific proteins (GCATU)

• phosphate

• sugar

• nitrogen base

• gene

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

set of 3 bases in RNA that codes for an amino acid

• phosphate

• sugar

• codon

• protein

building block of proteins

• monosaccharides

• fatty acids

• nucleotides

• amino acids

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

organelle that builds proteins

• nucleus

• ribosome

• cell membrane

• endoplasmic reticulum

making a copy of DNA

• translation

• transcription

• replication

• division